IP Library Granted Patent US 12,323,734
Granted Patent B2
US 12,323,734 · App. 17/975,348 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Screen share collaboration platform capture

Inventor: Christopher Goodine (Westport, CA)
Assignee: Zoom Communications, Inc.
H04N7/152G06F3/1454G06F16/9566H04L12/1822
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Patent No.
US 12,323,734
App. No.
17/975,348
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for launching a collaborative application. The systems and methods include starting a virtual meeting, within a video conferencing solution, between at least a first user and a second user, monitoring for an attempt to share content through a graphical user interface for the virtual meeting, and determining that the first user is attempting to show the shared content to the second user through a collaboration platform that is separate from the video conferencing solution. The systems and methods also include identifying a native application associated with the collaboration platform and integrated with the video conferencing solution, notifying the first user that the native application is available for collaboration within the virtual meeting, and launching the native application within the virtual meeting.

Claims (48)

1. A method for launching a collaborative application, the method comprising:

starting a virtual meeting, within a video conferencing solution, between at least a first user and a second user;

monitoring for an attempt to share content through a graphical user interface for the virtual meeting;

determining that the first user is attempting to show the shared content to the second user through a collaboration platform that is separate from the video conferencing solution;

identifying a native application associated with the collaboration platform and integrated with the video conferencing solution;

notifying the first user that the native application is available for collaboration within the virtual meeting; and

launching the native application within the virtual meeting.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the native application is not installed within the video conferencing solution; and

installing the native application within the virtual meeting.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises monitoring at least one of a chat window and a chat text entry area for reference to the collaboration platform.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reference to the collaboration platform comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) address.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises detection of a selection of a shareable window, wherein the shareable window is associated with the collaboration platform.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising detecting a uniform resource locator (URL) address within meta data associated with the shareable window.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprises comparing an identifier for the collaboration platform and identifiers associated with the native application.

8. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing a plurality of instructions executable by the one or more processors, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

start a virtual meeting, within a video conferencing solution, between at least a first user and a second user;

monitor for an attempt to share content through a graphical user interface for the virtual meeting;

determine that the first user is attempting to show the shared content to the second user through a collaboration platform that is separate from the video conferencing solution;

identify a native application associated with the collaboration platform and integrated with the video conferencing solution;

notify the first user that the native application is available for collaboration within the virtual meeting; and

launch the native application within the virtual meeting.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining that the native application is not installed within the video conferencing solution; and

installing the native application within the virtual meeting.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises monitoring at least one of a chat window and a chat text entry area for reference to the collaboration platform.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the reference to the collaboration platform comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) address.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises detection of a selection of a shareable window, wherein the shareable window is associated with the collaboration platform.

13. The system of claim 12 , further comprises detecting a uniform resource locator (URL) address within meta data associated with the shareable window.

14. The system of claim 8 , further comprises comparing an identifier for the collaboration platform and identifiers associated with the native application.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

start a virtual meeting, within a video conferencing solution, between at least a first user and a second user;

monitor for an attempt to share content through a graphical user interface for the virtual meeting;

determine that the first user is attempting to show the shared content to the second user through a collaboration platform that is separate from the video conferencing solution;

identify a native application associated with the collaboration platform and integrated with the video conferencing solution;

notify the first user that the native application is available for collaboration within the virtual meeting; and

launch the native application within the virtual meeting.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining that the native application is not installed within the video conferencing solution; and

installing the native application within the virtual meeting.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 15 , wherein:

the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises monitoring at least one of a chat window and a chat text entry area for reference to the collaboration platform; and

the reference to the collaboration platform comprises a uniform resource locator (URL) address.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 15 , wherein the monitoring for the attempt to share content comprises detection of a selection of a shareable window, wherein the shareable window is associated with the collaboration platform.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 18 , further comprises detecting a uniform resource locator (URL) address within meta data associated with the shareable window.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 15 , further comprises comparing an identifier for the collaboration platform and identifiers associated with the native application.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2025
From: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071162/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2024
From: GOODINE, CHRISTOPHER
To: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066890/0028 →
Continuity (1)
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